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Arsenal legend Martin Keown hopes the club have learned from their ‘mistake’ (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Martin Keown<\/a> believes Arsenal may have already reached an agreement for a new striker ahead of the summer transfer window.<\/p>\n

The Gunners trail top-of-the-table Liverpool by 12 points ahead of their return to Premier League action against Fulham<\/a> and the club’s inconsistency over a difficult winter period has largely been put down to the club’s lack of firepower up front.<\/p>\n

A host of high-profile centre-forwards were linked with the north London<\/a> outfit in the wake of Gabriel Jesus’ season-ending injury in January<\/a>, including Alexander Isak<\/a>, Ollie Watkins<\/a>, Alvaro Morata and Benjamin Sesko.<\/p>\n

But the transfer deadline came and went without any additions being made and the loss of another attacker, Kai Havertz, to injury<\/a> has only intensified calls for a proven goalscorer to be brought to the Emirates.<\/p>\n

Mikel Arteta is understood to have placed Isak at the top of his transfer shortlist<\/a> for the summer but Arsenal are aware a deal for the Swede will not come cheap, with Newcastle reportedly demanding an eye-watering \u00a3160million for their prized possession<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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‘I just feel with Isak, now they [Newcastle] won that [trophy], it’s going to be even more difficult to get him away from there,’ former Arsenal defender Keown told BT Sport<\/a> of the Gunners’ links with Isak.<\/p>\n

‘The whole world is on it. It’s about finding these players before everybody else does.<\/p>\n

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Keown doubts Isak will leave Newcastle after the club’s Carabao Cup win (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The Gunners failed with a January offer for Aston Villa forward Watkins (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

‘There’s a new director of football now. You’ve got to go after the players, a good free transfer.<\/p>\n

‘You can’t just keep spending money on the obvious Declan Rice, <\/p>\n

‘But you can be certain this summer they will be buying a striker, without doubt.’<\/p>\n

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